Leading Global Futurist

An entrepreneur and specialist advisor on business transformation, disruptive strategies and radical innovation, Rohit was nominated as one of the top ten global future thinkers by the UK’s Independent newspaper.

Rohit is a major contributor to a forthcoming US feature on the concept of ‘creating a new country’ and has been published widely.

He is the editor and a lead contributor to a forthcoming book on The Future of Business, which brings together the work of over 60 leading futurists and emerging future thinkers from around the world.

As a keynote speaker, Rohit focuses on helping audiences make sense of and respond to a constantly changing reality and a hyper-connected world.

He provides clients with critical insights into how to respond to the forces and ideas shaping the future, deliver transformational change and create imaginative new strategies and possibilities.

He shows us how to identify the key factors shaping the future, assess their impact and deliver real change both in our own lives and in the organisations we lead or work for.

Through his work, Talwar travels the world researching the innovations, developments and ideas shaping the future and uses these powerful insights, case studies and provocative imagery to shed light on the intangible and ‘yet to be seen’ developments.

His interests include the evolving world of technology in business and society, the future of emerging economies and industries, the future of education and embedding foresight in organisations.

He currently leads research projects on drivers of change for the next decade, the long term impacts of cyber currencies and Artificial Intelligence, practical strategies for delivering sustainable organisational transformation, human enhancement and the shadow economy.

Rohit has worked worldwide with leading corporations, governments, associations and NGO’s and has delivered highly inspirational, thought provoking and humorous keynote addresses to audiences in over 60 countries.

Rohit can tailor a keynote address for your company’s needs. His current key speaking topics closely correlate to the subjects covered in his forthcoming book on The Future of Business include:

Aliens, Barbarians and Magicians: New business behaviours in a disruptive world.

The Future of Business: Key forces, trends and ideas shaping future strategies and business models.

Mayhem, Magic and Muscle – A practical business framework for responding strategically to a rapidly changing world.

Emerging Technologies: How advances in science and technology could transform society, business and the human brain and body.

Four Faces of Future Disruption – Business and societal implications of rapid advances in Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Currency, Peer to Peer Networks and the Internet of Things.

Empires of Tomorrow – Emerging industries and their implications for individuals, society, business and government.

The Future of Professional Services – How service firms can transform themselves to survive and thrive in the tomorrow’s business environment.

New Horizons: The future of aviation, travel, tourism, hotels and live events.

Disrupted – A case study on how Fast Future Publishing is challenging every aspect of thinking and practice across the sector.

Testimonials

“I’d like to express our sincere thanks and most heartfelt appreciation for your excellent presentation at the Middle East Duty Free Conference last week in Abu Dhabi. The delegate feedback we have received on you is also nothing short of outstanding. We greatly appreciated your commitment to the conference theme and the way you responded to the brief - it was spot on. Not only was your presentation informative and provided real learning experience, you also delivered it in a truly entertaining manner keeping delegates on
the edge of their seats throughout”

“Rohit’s dinner speech had the audience spellbound - I know because the room was absolutely silent! I even overhead a delegate on his mobile, relaying some of his points back to European office at the airport the next day …”

“The Dubai audience is a tough crowd to please - and keep entertained - Rohit Talwar did both with a level of energy, insight, enthusiasm and professionalism that has left them wanting a lot more. When organizing an event, Rohit exemplifies exactly what you want from a visionary keynote speaker and chairman – responsive and involved during the planning stages and sensitive and committed to the audience’s needs throughout the event. As a speaker he delivers a well researched, highly engaging and consistently practical vision of how to make the future work for you. As a conference Chairman he is professional, thoroughly prepared and well organized. Top marks for Rohit from everyone involved, I would have no hesitation in recommending him at anytime.”

James Magee - Conference Director - 1st World CEO Forum Dubai

“The future is what we make it - this is where you start to see what it may look like. Well-researched and superbly presented, this will challenge your strategic thinkers."

Ian Fuller - Sales Manager - BAE SYSTEMS

"Rohit Talwar was a highlight at the 1st European Futurists Conference Lucerne, as a speaker and as a facilitator. In fact, for the state secretary for research and education of Switzerland - a sponsor of our conference - Rohit was “simply the best”.